 Seems like a tale of two covatches Hey guys, this is my review for altered carbon season one This was a show that was just released on Netflix It in fact if I'm correct is the most expensive Netflix television series ever made this was actually made out in Vancouver I know a few people who worked on it and The hype for this within the Vancouver film scene was huge the amount of talk about it This the aesthetic the world-building aspect of this show was huge They were calling this the Game of Thrones killer or that's what Netflix is trying to do They tried that with Marco Polo. It didn't work that well. It may end it got cancelled But there's nothing that Netflix has had aside for maybe stranger things house of cards are the oranges of the new black That has come close Even at all close to the absolute fandom that is game of thrones and that's what altered carbon tried to do Does it succeed? Does it fail? Let's get into it first off. I will say the world-building is fantastic It's as though Blade Runner took place in a game of thrones universe with titties and blood everywhere. There is so much Mature visual imagery. There's so much world-building There's so much in fact that there's actually too much because while we're seeing all these visual aspects and these Cool little trinkets and odds and ends and throughout the universe and how things work on earth We are getting so much Exposition that it's flying past us faster than a Christopher Nolan movie and there's too much of it to be gained What the whole idea of the show is there's stacks the idea that once you die As long as you aren't shot in the neck the back of the neck where the stack goes like USB chip You are able to pass your consciousness into a new sleeve a.k.a a body I don't know why though. I don't know what I'm referencing, but I kept on calling them skins But what it is about is Takeshi Kovach who is a former terrorist Allen Boy freedom fighter who was brought back from 250 years of being dead to investigate the murder of a Meth which is the meaning for a extremely rich and mortal which is a basically a person who has never died actual real death they just kept on passing on their consciousness to a new body and What we see is a mass of cultural divide between the less fortunate the extreme poor and then the Mests who basically are gods. They're living gods because they don't die and they can answer people's prayers Are their wishes if they wish to but usually they're just rich assholes and that's the thing that keeps on coming back This is a theme that is constant throughout the entire movie It's an obvious play on the 1% and blah blah blah and all that stuff the main character of Joel Kineman is actually not too bad I like Joel Kineman Even though some people say he can't act his way out of a wet paper bag And I've never seen him in the killing, but I have liked some of his work in the past So as a main character he is pretty good He's got definitely the noir feeling down with the cigarettes the drinking the narration just the character He's pretty cool. I actually do like him even though. He is written quite badly at times as For how the show starts it pulls you in if anything is just cool to watch Sometimes you're gonna kind of roll your eyes at the dialogue or that what the characters choices are But you will constantly be entertained with just how interesting the whole universe and the story is and I will say right up until episode 8 You're in it. You're in it for a good long time. It's definitely a binge watching a binge worthy show The fourth episode is by far the best one with the idea of virtual torture is really creepy really wicked however Coming into the conclusion episode 9 and episode 10 ruin it. They absolutely Destroy the credibility of the show. I'm not gonna give it away But let's least to say when the final villain is revealed and the motivations of this villain are constantly being Slapped in your face over and over again even though you're thinking and sitting there going this is stupid This is terrible writing. This is Completely unfounded It keeps on repeating itself and it turns into this really by the numbers cliche Action piece and it's not that interesting I will say there's maybe one or two moments throughout these two episodes But the show's credibility takes a fucking tank and the final two episodes and I was really let down with a resolution However leading up to that resolution was it was a really cool time. I admit It's a very binge worthy show as I've said The aesthetic is really cool. The characters themselves are quite interesting as well as the action Actually, that's something I should say is the action is fantastic And I'll definitely have to say that I enjoyed all of the scenes with the original Takeshi Kovach played by Will Lune, who is actually the voice of the main character from sleeping dice right when he speaks You're like, hey, it's that guy. I liked all of his past Elements the idea of what an envoy is his relationships with Falconer and there's a lot of elements that Really work and it makes you want to know more about the world However, there are a lot of stereotypes and a lot of cliches that keep coming up Which kind of ruin it from going into really good storytelling, but the world building will keep you there That's something I cannot Deny is the world building will keep you in this and just how cool it is to watch. It's a really cool show Up until the end However through it's several issues here and there and just kind of I feel the muddledness of the characters and just their Final motivations and just the ending the last episode is just awful. It's just bad It kind of ruins the experience for me, but I still will recommend it You guys have definitely got to watch this just for how exceptional this was this is a pretty big feat for Vancouver filmmaking in terms of television. This was Made by Skydance television studios, which just opened in Vancouver a few years ago And this is their first major project So it's really cool to see Something this big being made in Vancouver and it's really cool and everyone who worked on it should be proud Just for having worked on this show in terms of a storytelling perspective though You won't and like it as much as other things like I'd much rather watch Blade Runner anything else over this I don't know if I could watch it again, and I don't know if I'll come back For the second season. I might just watch a few episodes, but then in the end I'll probably be pulled in But it's just I'm not gonna come back for the story I'll come back for what they can do with at the aesthetic and just the visuals of the show But I'm probably not gonna come back for the story if that's my first choice So in the end I'm gonna give the first season of altered carbon a 4 out of 7. I think it was cool I just don't think it's really that well written anyways guys I hope you enjoyed this review if you like it leave a like down below And if you're interested in more maybe hit subscribe by the way guys I want to mention this too I'm gonna be interviewing my work friend Natalie Katrina Lazaros. Sorry if I've said that wrong Natalie She is the star of a Winnipeg made film called talent, and it just premiered in Winnipeg It's part of the Canada telefilm sort of Slycho showcase thing that's going on right there I haven't seen the movie yet and apparently you can only see it in Winnipeg right now, but once it does go Well not international Around the country of Canada. I will definitely see it and review it But I'm gonna be having her on my radio show on Thursday night at 8 p.m. Pacific time on www.civl.ca So make sure to check it out. It's gonna be a real good time We're gonna talk about the movie just her career and just anything else that comes up anyways guys I hope you enjoyed this review, and I'll see you guys next time